ASIC/SOC CAD Engineer

What MatX Is Building MatX's mission is to make the world’s best AI models run as efficiently as allowed by physics, bringing the world years ahead in AI quality and availability. MatX is seeking a Physical Design CAD Engineer to join our team as we create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI. The ASIC/SOC Physically Design CAD Engineer will be responsible for creating and maintaining our CAD flow and infrastructure to produce performant and functionally correct silicon for MatX products across compute, memory management, high-speed connectivity, and other key technologies in leading-edge process nodes. What You'll Do Here - Develop, maintain, and continuously improve MatX's Physical Design flow, from RTL to GDSII flow, including construction and sign-off - Automate back-end runs, create reports, post-process logs, generate metrics, and extract insights - Evaluate, select, and deploy EDA tools and methodologies to produce best-in-class Performance-Power-Area results - Work with EDA tool vendors to drive issues and enhancements to closure - Train and support flow users and resolve any issues they might face - Manage licenses, compute, and storage and optimize for efficiency and cost - May include some development and support of the front-end CAD flow Who You Are - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent - Minimum 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design - Great interpersonal and communication skills - Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Perl, Python, and TCL - Expertise developing/using industry-standard ASIC tools and methodologies for construction (e.g. partitioning, floorplanning, synthesis, place & route, clocking) and sign-off (equivalency, extraction, timing, power estimation, EMIR, physical verification) - This is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday Bonus Points If You Have - 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design and/or CAD - Experience with EDA license management, LSF and equivalent job schedulers, and cloud-based silicon development is a big plus Compensation The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job-related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation. - Early Career - $160,000 - $275,000 + equity - Mid Career - $175,000 - $400,000 + equity - Senior Career - $250,000 - $600,000 + equity What We Offer - Time off: 4 weeks PTO (accrued) + 12 company Holidays + up to 3 weeks remote work - Health: Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents, Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents, and life insurance (employee only), plus HSA and FSA offerings via Lively. - Financial Wellbeing: Choose from Roth IRA/ 401K (or both) retirement plans with up to 5% company contribution to 401K (even if you don't contribute). Also, 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K) and long-term disability insurances. - Professional Development: $1500 Professional Development Budget (per year) - Team Meals: MatX provides onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday, with your choice of ordering via WeBox, Specialty’s or via our reimbursement system - Commute on Us: Commute on our company Uber account, or reimburse your train rides. Either way, we pay 100% for your daily commute. - MatX E[x]tras: $50/mo to use on the perk you value most - Cell & Internet Reimbursement: $35/mo for cellular and $40/mo for wifi - Mental Wellbeing: 100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP. - Support to Parents: Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave regardless of path to parenthood, 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave, flexible return-to-work hours, and Benepass reproductive health & parental benefit. - AI Resources: Up to $20K/month plus a dedicated internal AI Tooling Team to support your productivity As part of our dedication to the diversity of our team and our focus on creating an inviting and inclusive work experience, MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays. This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities. MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team and any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.